The documents reveal CIA attempts to remotely hack into cars and trucks for remote assassinations.

This news refueled speculation on author Michael Hastings’ death in 2013.

Author Michael Hastings was a vocal critic of the Obama administration, Democratic Party and surveillance state. In 2013 during the investigation of reporters by the U.S. Department of Justice Hastings referred to the restrictions on the freedom of the press by the Obama administration as a “war” on journalism. His last story, “Why Democrats Love to Spy On Americans”, was published by BuzzFeed on June 7.